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Intratumoral CAVATAK (CVA21) and Ipilimumab in Patients With Advanced Melanoma (VLA-013 MITCI)

A PHASE 1b STUDY OF INTRATUMORAL CAVATAK® (COXSACKIEVIRUS A21, CVA21) AND IPILIMUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED MELANOMA (VLA-013 MITCI)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02307149
Acronym
MITCI
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-12-04
Start date
2015-05-05
Completion date
2019-11-05
Last updated
2023-01-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

Keywords

melanoma, ipilimumab, coxsackievirus A21, CAVATAK, CVA21, checkpoint inhibitors

Brief summary

Open label, single arm study of intratumoral CVA21 and ipilimumab in advanced melanoma patients.

Detailed description

Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of CAVATAK (CVA21) administered intratumorally in combination with the approved dose and schedule of ipilimumab. Of particular interest is to estimate the overall response rate (ORR) in the subgroup of subjects with unresectable or metastatic stage III B/C or IV melanoma who have progressed on a single prior anti-PD-1 therapy. Secondary Objectives: 1. Assess the clinical efficacy of ipilimumab in combination with intratumoral CVA21 in terms of: * Immune-related progression-free survival (irPFS) at 6 and 12 months, * Durable response rate (DRR), * 1-year survival, * Overall survival (OS), and * Quality of life. 2. Assess the response of injected and non-injected melanoma lesions after CVA21 and ipilimumab. 3. Assess the time to initial response.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALCAVATAK

CAVATAK is a preparation of CVA21

DRUGIpilimumab

Ipilimumab is a human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen (CTLA-4)-blocking antibody indicated for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma

Sponsors

Providence Health & Services
CollaboratorOTHER
Viralytics
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with unresectable or metastatic stage III B/C or IV melanoma. Patients enrolled under this version of the protocol must also have progressed on prior anti-PD-1 therapy, according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. Patients who progressed within 3 months of treatment start are excluded. 2. Patients must have at least one cutaneous or subcutaneous tumor, measuring 0.5 to 5.0 cm in the longest diameter, or a palpable lymph node. At least one tumor must qualify as an index lesion that can be accurately and reproducibly measured in two dimensions for which the longest diameter is .10 mm (.15 mm in short axis diameter \[SAD\] for lymph nodes), and be amenable to intratumoral injection. 3. Histological confirmation of melanoma will be required by previous biopsy or cytology. 4. Patients who have received prior ipilimumab treatment for metastatic melanoma are not eligible. 5. Patients with ≤ 3 visceral metastases (excluding pulmonary lesions), with no lesions \>3.0 cm. Patients with substantial tumor burden of non-measurable disease may not be good candidates for an immunotherapy and should be discussed with the Medical Monitor. 7\. ECOG performance status of 0-1. Key

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with tumors to be injected lying close to an airway, major blood vessel or spinal cord that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could cause occlusion or compression in the case of tumor swelling or erosion into a major vessel in the case of necrosis. Patients with lesions in mucosal areas (vulvar, anus, oral cavity, etc.), are eligible, as long as the subject has at least one lesion suitable for injection; consult Medical Monitor for confirmation. 2. Patients with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease except for autoimmune thyroiditis or vitiligo. Thyroiditis patients must be asymptomatic, on adequate thyroid replacement and have normal thyroid function tests. 3. Patients with active colitis or immune-mediated colitis that has not resolved to grade 1 or less. 4. Patients with untreated brain metastases. Patients with treated brain metastases who are off corticosteroids for at least two weeks and who demonstrate control of brain metastases with follow-up imaging 4 or more weeks after initial therapy are eligible. 5. Patients previously treated with CVA21.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Response106 daysBest response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
DRRlasting 26 weeks or longerDurable Response Rate
PFSAt 6 and 12 monthsProgression-Free Survival
OSThrough study completion, an average of 2 yearsOverall

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026